The World's Greatest Lure

The worlds best lure is a jig. It is both simple and the most versatile in catching a wide array of fish. Happily in these hard times, its also among the least

How I Fish: Doug Hannon

Believe it or not, I caught my first largemouth bass when I was 21 years old. I didn’t know anything when I first started bass fishing, but I studied psychology

Gear Review: Ardent Reel Cleaning Kit

I just got back from a soggy fishing trip in New York’s Catskill Mountains. Thanks to continuous and heavy rains, the Beaverkill was high and muddy. So were th

Cermele: It's Always Yesterday

Sorry to hit you with another video, but its a short one, and it sums up the theory of you should have been here yesterday perfectly. Last Sunday, I went offsho

Make Your Case: The Best Fly Fishing State in America

What would you say is your favorite all-around fly fishing state in America?  There are a number of great contenders in my mind:  Montana has to be a strong con

Merwin: The Young & The Accurate

Accurate casting should be a goal for each and every angler. That’s because other things being equal, he who casts the most accurately usually catches the most

Senate Advances Clean Water Restoration Act

From a Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership press release: In a clear vote to protect clean water and essential habitat for fish and wildlife, the Senate

Cermele: Some Cheap Tail

A long time ago, I posted a blog about a brief phase I went through where I decided to take up home taxidermy. Lets just say I thought that phase was long over.

Merwin: You Guys Know Your Bass Baits

Last April, I asked readers here for some tips on big bass baits for a trip to a far-southern lake famous for big fish. Some of you guys

Merwin: Eye For Details?

When it comes to fishing lures, the eyes have it. Or maybe they don’t. This photo of a Florida redfish I hooked on a Storm Chug Bug popper reminded me of that a

Chad Love: Why Your Kid Needs an Aquarium

The fine-looking fellow in the photo below is called Mr. Hawgmouth.  Mr. Hawgmouth resides (temporarily) in a five-gallon aquarium in my office,  along with sev

Cermele: Lure Winner Announced

Last week I posted a little guess the fish, win cool lures contest. Well, I must say I was pretty impressed with the answers. Almost all of you got the first tw

Cermele: The Scariest Hooks Ever?

I was chatting with UK-based Tackle Trade World Editor Nick Marlow at ICAST and he was agog over Eagle Claws new TroKar hooks. Theyre like something youd see in

Merwin: The Joys of Kayak Fishing

So the trailered powerboat is staying in the yard this weekend because Mrs. Merwin and I will be using our kayaks. The larger local bass lakes where we’d ordina

Merwin: Thoughts from a Lure Buyer

So I’d like to introduce you guys to my pal Tony the Lure Man. That happy-looking young fellow in the photo is Tony Witte, whose job it is to buy fishing lures

Discussion Topic: Should Maryland Ban Summer Tidal-Water Bass Tournaments?

Local Maryland bass anglers are livid after an FLW Stren Series bass tournament apparently left more than 600 bass floating dead along a six-mile area of the Ma

In Memory of William Tapply

In my first couple years with F&S, I edited a handful of articles by Bill Tapply. I didn’t know him as the literary force he was. The English professor and

Was Giant Japanese Bass Caught Off Limits?

We knew it was going to take quite a long time to verify whether Manabu Kurita had indeed landed the world record bass at the beginning of this month, but quest

Late-Summer Bass Fishing Tips: Where and How to Catch Largemouths

  Photograph by Eric EngbretsonBy late summer, bass fishing is not for the faint of heart. Largemouths are often deep and lethargic, and they’re also

Oklahoma Man Dies Noodling For Catfish

From The Oklahoman: Christopher Dale Chapman, 27, of Idabel and a companion were caught in a current and swept over a low-water dam about 4 p.m. Friday, trooper